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Pope prays for forgiveness for sins of Catholic Church
March 12, 2000
Web posted at: 9:40 p.m. EST (0240 GMT)
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>From staff and wire reports
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II on Sunday asked for
forgiveness for many of his church's past sins, including its
treatment of Jews, heretics, women and native peoples.
It was believed to be the first time in the history of the Catholic
Church that one of its leaders sought such a sweeping pardon.
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CNN's Jim Bittermann reports that never before the pope's homily
Sunday has the Vatican repented for such a broad range of errors
committed in its name.
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Dressed in the purple vestments of Lenten mourning, the 79-year-
old pope addressed an audience at St Peter's Basilica on the
Catholic Church's "Day of Forgiveness" for the 2000 Holy Year. He
and his top cardinals grouped the past sins of their church into
seven categories.
"We forgive and we ask for forgiveness," the pope said in a clear
voice.
The pope's homily did not name groups or historical events, but
prayers during the Mass were more specific. On behalf of the
church, five Vatican cardinals and two bishops made a confession
of sin, with a response from the pope.
Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls had said last week that
the pope would ask "pardon from God," not from individual groups
who have been wronged.
Sins against Jews
Jewish groups had voiced hope that the pope would use the Day of
Forgiveness to expand on the church's condemnations of Catholic
treatment of Jews -- particularly during the Holocaust, in which the
Nazis killed 6 million Jews.
But no speaker mentioned the Holocaust.
Cardinal Edward Cassidy read the prayer for forgiveness for sins
against Jews, saying: "Christians will acknowledge the sins
committed by not a few of their number against the people of the
covenant."
"We are deeply saddened by the behavior of those who in the
course of history have caused these children of yours to suffer, and
asking your forgiveness we wish to commit ourselves to genuine
brotherhood," the pope responded.
Rabbi David Rosen, head of the Jerusalem office of the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, told Reuters the inclusion of a
request for forgiveness from Jews in a Roman Catholic liturgy in St
Peter's was "a significant step."
In 1998, the Vatican apologized for Catholics who had failed to help
save Jews from Nazi persecution and acknowledged centuries of
preaching contempt for Jews.
The pope specifically asked for forgiveness for sins against Israel.
He is preparing for a trip to Jerusalem later this month.
7 categories of sin
The pope, bishops and cardinals spoke of seven categories of
forgiveness: general sins; sins in the service of truth; against
Christian unity; against the Jews; against respect for love, peace
and cultures; against the dignity of women and minorities, and
against human rights.
"We ask forgiveness for the divisions among Christians, for the use
of violence that some Christians used in the service of the truth and
for the behavior of diffidence and hostility sometimes used toward
followers of other religions," the pope said in his homily before the
prayers.
The words "violence in the service of truth" is an often-used
reference to the treatment of heretics during the Inquisition, the
Crusades and the forced conversions of native peoples.
"For the role that each one of us has had, with his behavior, in these
evils, contributing to a disfigurement of the face of the church, we
humbly ask forgiveness," he said.
No reference was made to homosexuals, who had asked to be
included on the list.
Women and minorities
The prayer for forgiveness from women and minorities said
Christians had been "guilty of attitudes of rejection and exclusion,
consenting to acts of discrimination on the basis of racial and ethnic
differences."
The prayer for forgiveness for human rights abuses said Christians
had not recognized Christ in the poor, the persecuted and
imprisoned and had too often committed "acts of injustice by
trusting in wealth and power."
Referring to abortion, the pope said Christians had not defended the
defenseless, "especially in the first stages of life."
The pope said Christians had "violated the rights of ethnic groups
and peoples and shown contempt for their cultures and religious
traditions." A prayer mentioned sins against gypsies.
The pope often has said Catholics should start the new millennium
by seeking forgiveness for past sins, including those of the church.
He calls this a "purification of memory" necessary for the church to
move forward.
The pope also said Christians were ready to forgive others for
abuse suffered by Christians over the centuries.
Correspondent Jim Bittermann, The Associated Press and Reuters
contributed
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